Sharing Fonts

Just as you can identify shared symbols, you can create symbols that let you share fonts. After creating a font symbol, you identify it to be exported using the Linkage identifier, in a process identical to the one used to create shared symbols. When multiple movies share a common font from a shared Library, the font only has to be downloaded once for the first movie, reducing file size and download times for the subsequent movies.

To create a font symbol to share:

1.

Open the Library window. From the Options pull-down menu, choose New Font (Figure 12.12).

Figure 12.12. Choose Options > New Font in the Library.

The Font Symbol Properties dialog box appears.

2.

Enter a name for your new font symbol in the Name field. In the Font field, select the font you wish to convert to a font symbol. Check the optional boxes for Style. Click OK (Figure 12.13).

Figure 12.13. Create a font symbol by choosing a font and giving it a name in the Font Symbol Properties dialog box.